It has been widely recognized that the mixing process has significant impacts on the performance of low-density polyethylene(LDPE)reactors due to the rapid radical polymerization occurred in the reactors,but how the m...It has been widely recognized that the mixing process has significant impacts on the performance of low-density polyethylene(LDPE)reactors due to the rapid radical polymerization occurred in the reactors,but how the macro-and micro-mixing affect the reactor performance was still controversial in publications.In this work,a cold-flow LDPE autoclave with multi-feedings was scaled down(1/2)from an industrial reactor and built to systematically investigate the macro-and micro-mixing characteristics of fluid by experiments.Furthermore,the effects of macro-and micro-mixing on the polymerization were comprehensively analyzed.The results showed that according to the delay time t_(d) and macro-mixing times tM calculated from residence time distribution(RTD)curves,the macro-mixing states are significantly different at various axial positions(h/H),especially at lower agitation Reynolds number Re.But with the increase of Re,since the circulation flow in the reactor is strengthened,the t_(d) for each feed gradually decreases to 0,and the t_(M) at different axial positions tend to be identical.For micro-mixing,the qualities of micro-mixing at different axial positions are similar,and the average micro-mixing time t_(m) in the reactor decreases exponentially with the increase of Re.Moreover,a fitting model was established.Through the comparison of the characteristic times of macro-mixing(t_(d),t_(M)),micro-mixing(t_(m))and elementary reactions within the industrial range of Re,it can be concluded that the properties of LDPE products are dominated by the macro-mixing behavior,and the consumption of initiators is affected by both the macro-and micro-mixing behaviors.This conclusion is of great significance for the design,optimization and operation of LDPE reactors.展开更多
Mixing problems are most likely encountered and sometimes can be severe in scaling-up projects. Micro-mixing is an important aspect for fast or quasi-instantaneous reactions. Poor micro-mixing might produce more undes...Mixing problems are most likely encountered and sometimes can be severe in scaling-up projects. Micro-mixing is an important aspect for fast or quasi-instantaneous reactions. Poor micro-mixing might produce more undesired by-products, leading to higher purification costs. This paper gives an extensive review and analysis of micro-mixing studies in single- and multi phase stirred tanks. The relevant experiment techniques, micro-mixing models and nurherical approaches are critically reviewed and analyzed with remarks and perspectives. The reported studies on two-phase micro-mixing experiments and on the impact of the presence of the dispersed phases on turbulence have been limited to a narrow range of conditions. More importantly, disparities widely exist among different reports. Both Lagrangian and Eulerian models are based on oversimplified assumptions, which may lead to uncertainties or even unrealistic results. A heuristic model, which is from the perspective of CFD （computational fluid dynamics） and can cover the whole spectrum of scales and also focus on every subrocess, is desired in the future.展开更多
The coupled CFD-E-model for multiphase micro-mixing was developed,and used to predict the micro-mixing effects on the parallel competing chemical reactions in semi-batch gas–liquid and solid–liquid stirred tanks.Bas...The coupled CFD-E-model for multiphase micro-mixing was developed,and used to predict the micro-mixing effects on the parallel competing chemical reactions in semi-batch gas–liquid and solid–liquid stirred tanks.Based on the multiphase macro-flow field,the key parameters of the micro-mixing E-model were obtained with solving the Reynolds-averaged transport equations of mixture fraction and its variance at low computational costs.Compared with experimental data,the multiphase numerical method shows the satisfactory predicting ability.For the gas–liquid system,the segregated reaction zone is mainly near the feed point,and shrinks to the exit of feed-pipe when the feed position is closer to the impeller.Besides,surface feed requires more time to completely exhaust the added H+solution than that of impeller region feed at the same operating condition.For the solid–liquid system,when the solid suspension cloud is formed at high solid holdups,the flow velocity in the clear liquid layer above the cloud is notably reduced and the reactions proceed slowly in this almost stagnant zone.Therefore,the segregation index in this case is larger than that in the dilute solid–liquid system.展开更多
Because of potential high energy densities,microfluidic fuel cells can serve as micro-scale power sources.Because microfluidic fuel cells typically operate in the co-laminar flow regime to enable a membrane-less desig...Because of potential high energy densities,microfluidic fuel cells can serve as micro-scale power sources.Because microfluidic fuel cells typically operate in the co-laminar flow regime to enable a membrane-less design,they generally suffer from severe mass transfer limitations with respect to diffusion transport.To address this issue,a novel channel design that integrates slanted groove micro-mixers on the side walls of the channel is proposed.Numerical modeling on the design of groove micro-mixers and grooveless design demonstrates a mass transfer enhancement that has a 115%higher limiting current density and well-controlled convective mixing between the oxidant and the fuel streams with the use of slanted groove micro-mixers.Moreover,the growth of the thickness of the depletion boundary layer is found to be terminated within approximately 2 mm from the channel entrance,which is distinct from the constantly growing pattern in the grooveless design.In addition,a simplified mass transfer model capable of modeling the mass transfer prFocess with the presence of the transverse secondary flow is developed.Further,a dimensionless correlation is derived to analyze the effects of the design parameters on the limiting current density.The present theoretical study paves the way towards an optimal design of a microfluidic fuel cell integrating groove micro-mixers.展开更多
Micro-mixing is an important mechanism, which works simultaneously with macro-mixing in chemical reactors in process industries, for achieving the best selectivity with respect to desired products. In about a half cen...Micro-mixing is an important mechanism, which works simultaneously with macro-mixing in chemical reactors in process industries, for achieving the best selectivity with respect to desired products. In about a half century, a huge amount of data and knowledge has been accumulated from theoretical and experimental studies on micromixing. Nevertheless, those results are mostly composites of simplified theoretical and empirical models, and the true nature of interactions of flow inhomogeneity and micro-mixing with chemical reaction has not been fully unveiled. This article reviews the progress in micro-mixing study in chemical reactors to date. A few important topics related to the nature, experimental evaluation, and numerical simulation of micro-mixing are addressed.Some suggestions are given hopefully to motivate more chemical engineers to devote their efforts to better understanding of micro-mixing in chemical reactors.展开更多
Motivated by the requirements for developing zero-carbon and zero-pollutant emission technology for future gas turbines,the premixed combustion of stoichiometric H_(2)-O_(2)-steam(HOS)mixtures is attracting attention;...Motivated by the requirements for developing zero-carbon and zero-pollutant emission technology for future gas turbines,the premixed combustion of stoichiometric H_(2)-O_(2)-steam(HOS)mixtures is attracting attention;however,the combustion characteristics remain unclear.In the present study,a HOS combustion system based on a micro-mix combustion(MMC)concept is investigated,and a novel burner has been designed.Numerical models based on the RANS framework with optimized model constants and variable turbulent dimensionless numbers are validated based on experimental data.The effect of dilution ratio,jet velocity,and pressure on combustion characteristics is considered.Stable combustion with compact flames is realized and the maximum flame length is no more than 80 mm.The dilution ration has a significant influence on flames.The flame is prolonged with increasing dilution ratio.Separated jet flames are observed for most of the investigated conditions.The flame front intersection of adjacent flames occurs at high dilution ratios as combined contributions from varied chemical reaction rates and varied turbulence-chemistry interaction(TCI).The flame length increases with the increase of the jet velocity and pressure.Decreasing the jet velocity below 40 m/s will increase the risk of flashback occurring.Enhanced TCI with pressure increase offsets the decrease of laminar flame speed to some extent.The results show the reasonability of using MMC for HOS.展开更多
Combining swirl and micro-mixing diffusion combustion is a new approach to hydrogen gas turbine combustion.For swirl micro-mixing diffusion combustion,swirl intensity variation impacts the flow field,flame structure a...Combining swirl and micro-mixing diffusion combustion is a new approach to hydrogen gas turbine combustion.For swirl micro-mixing diffusion combustion,swirl intensity variation impacts the flow field,flame structure and NO_(x) emissions.In this study,four micro-mixing diffusion burners with the swirl number(Sn)of 0.62/0.45/0.3/0 are designed for the experiments.The effects of swirl intensity on micro-mixing diffusion combustion are investigated experimentally using OH^(*) chemiluminescence and Particle Image Velocimetry(PIV).In addition,CFD calculations are used to clarify the mechanism of swirl intensity’s effect on NO_(x) emissions.The results indicate that the weakening of swirl intensity leads to the evolution of the swirl recirculation vortex to the dual recirculation vortex and finally to the bluff body recirculation vortex,which causes the radial contraction of the flame and induces combustion oscillation.When Sn decreases from 0.62 to 0.45,the flame spread angle θ decreases by 10.7%;the unit flame rotation angleψdecreases by 9.0%,and the unit flame length LF increases by 8.0%.The increase in LF causes an increase in residence time,ultimately leading to a rise in NO_(x) emissions.Meanwhile,the reduced swirl intensity leads to increased mixing time scale and spatial mixing deficiency,which is another contributor to the deterioration of NO_(x) emission performance.展开更多
This paper presents an experimental investiga-tion of a novel impinging stream reactor(ISR)with the aim of high mixing intensity.The integral mixing quality in the reactor was measured with the iodide-iodate reaction ...This paper presents an experimental investiga-tion of a novel impinging stream reactor(ISR)with the aim of high mixing intensity.The integral mixing quality in the reactor was measured with the iodide-iodate reaction and showed excellent mixing performance.The impact of the operating parameters,such asfluxes,circulation and inter-nozzle distances,was investigated in terms of segregation index.The results showed that the increase offlux,the decrease of inter-nozzle distance and a suitable circulation can improve the micro-mixing efficiency.Based on turbulence theory,it was estimated that the characteristic micro-mixing time was 0.002–0.02 s,which was much shorter than that in the stirred tank reactor.The micro-mixing time was related to the segregation index,which was in good agreement with those in the literature.展开更多
A collaborative investigation of two-fluid mixing in a swirl micro-mixer was carried out by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Tokyo Denki University. Pure water and a mixture of glycerol and water were separat...A collaborative investigation of two-fluid mixing in a swirl micro-mixer was carried out by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Tokyo Denki University. Pure water and a mixture of glycerol and water were separately injected into branch channels and they were subsequently mixed in the central chamber. The two-fluid flow pattern was numerically modeled, in which the dependence of the mixture viscosity and density on the mass fraction of glycerol in the mixing fluid was carefully taken into consideration. The mixing performance of the two fluids was evaluated by varying the Reynolds numbers and the mass fractions of glycerol in water. The mixing process was extensively analyzed using streamline maps and contour plotting distributions of pressure and glycerol concentration. The numerical results show that the acceptable uniformity of mixing at Re = 0.1 is primarily attributed to the time-consuming molecular diffusion, whereas the cost-effective mixing at Re 〉 500 was obtained because of the generation of the swirling flow. The increasing mass fraction of glycerol in water was found to attenuate the mixing performance. The preliminary microscopic visualization of the two-fluid mixing at Re=1300 demonstrated the consistence with the numerical results.展开更多
Energetic materials,characterized by their capacity to store and release substantial energy,hold pivotal significance in some fields,particularly in defense applications.Microfluidics,with its ability to manipulate fl...Energetic materials,characterized by their capacity to store and release substantial energy,hold pivotal significance in some fields,particularly in defense applications.Microfluidics,with its ability to manipulate fluids and facilitate droplet formation at the microscale,enables precise control of chemical reactions.Recent scholarly endeavors have increasingly harnessed microfluidic reactors in the realm of energetic materials,yielding morphologically controllable particles with enhanced uniformity and explosive efficacy.However,crucial insights into microfluidic-based methodologies are dispersed across various publications,necessitating a systematic compilation.Accordingly,this review addresses this gap by concentrating on the synthesis of energetic materials through microfluidics.Specifically,the methods based on micro-mixing and droplets in the previous papers are summarized and the strategies to control the critical parameters within chemical reactions are discussed in detail.Then,the comparison in terms of advantages and disadvantages is attempted.As demonstrated in the last section regarding perspectives,challenges such as clogging,dead zones,and suboptimal production yields are non-ignoble in the promising fields and they might be addressed by integrating sound,optics,or electrical energy to meet heightened requirements.This comprehensive overview aims to consolidate and analyze the diverse array of microfluidic approaches in energetic material synthesis,offering valuable insights for future research directions.展开更多
基金the support and encouragement of the Key Projects of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China(TC220A04W-3,188)。
文摘It has been widely recognized that the mixing process has significant impacts on the performance of low-density polyethylene(LDPE)reactors due to the rapid radical polymerization occurred in the reactors,but how the macro-and micro-mixing affect the reactor performance was still controversial in publications.In this work,a cold-flow LDPE autoclave with multi-feedings was scaled down(1/2)from an industrial reactor and built to systematically investigate the macro-and micro-mixing characteristics of fluid by experiments.Furthermore,the effects of macro-and micro-mixing on the polymerization were comprehensively analyzed.The results showed that according to the delay time t_(d) and macro-mixing times tM calculated from residence time distribution(RTD)curves,the macro-mixing states are significantly different at various axial positions(h/H),especially at lower agitation Reynolds number Re.But with the increase of Re,since the circulation flow in the reactor is strengthened,the t_(d) for each feed gradually decreases to 0,and the t_(M) at different axial positions tend to be identical.For micro-mixing,the qualities of micro-mixing at different axial positions are similar,and the average micro-mixing time t_(m) in the reactor decreases exponentially with the increase of Re.Moreover,a fitting model was established.Through the comparison of the characteristic times of macro-mixing(t_(d),t_(M)),micro-mixing(t_(m))and elementary reactions within the industrial range of Re,it can be concluded that the properties of LDPE products are dominated by the macro-mixing behavior,and the consumption of initiators is affected by both the macro-and micro-mixing behaviors.This conclusion is of great significance for the design,optimization and operation of LDPE reactors.
基金Supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (2010CB630904)the National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (21025627)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21106154,20990224)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2011AA060704)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (2112038) and Jiangsu Province Project (BY2009133)
文摘Mixing problems are most likely encountered and sometimes can be severe in scaling-up projects. Micro-mixing is an important aspect for fast or quasi-instantaneous reactions. Poor micro-mixing might produce more undesired by-products, leading to higher purification costs. This paper gives an extensive review and analysis of micro-mixing studies in single- and multi phase stirred tanks. The relevant experiment techniques, micro-mixing models and nurherical approaches are critically reviewed and analyzed with remarks and perspectives. The reported studies on two-phase micro-mixing experiments and on the impact of the presence of the dispersed phases on turbulence have been limited to a narrow range of conditions. More importantly, disparities widely exist among different reports. Both Lagrangian and Eulerian models are based on oversimplified assumptions, which may lead to uncertainties or even unrealistic results. A heuristic model, which is from the perspective of CFD （computational fluid dynamics） and can cover the whole spectrum of scales and also focus on every subrocess, is desired in the future.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(2016YFB0301702)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21808221,21776282,21938009)+3 种基金Major Research Plan of NSFC(91934301)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,CAS(QYZDJ-SSW-JSC030)the Key Research Program of Nanjing IPE Institute of Green Manufacturing Industry(No.E0010719)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS。
文摘The coupled CFD-E-model for multiphase micro-mixing was developed,and used to predict the micro-mixing effects on the parallel competing chemical reactions in semi-batch gas–liquid and solid–liquid stirred tanks.Based on the multiphase macro-flow field,the key parameters of the micro-mixing E-model were obtained with solving the Reynolds-averaged transport equations of mixture fraction and its variance at low computational costs.Compared with experimental data,the multiphase numerical method shows the satisfactory predicting ability.For the gas–liquid system,the segregated reaction zone is mainly near the feed point,and shrinks to the exit of feed-pipe when the feed position is closer to the impeller.Besides,surface feed requires more time to completely exhaust the added H+solution than that of impeller region feed at the same operating condition.For the solid–liquid system,when the solid suspension cloud is formed at high solid holdups,the flow velocity in the clear liquid layer above the cloud is notably reduced and the reactions proceed slowly in this almost stagnant zone.Therefore,the segregation index in this case is larger than that in the dilute solid–liquid system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51606164).
文摘Because of potential high energy densities,microfluidic fuel cells can serve as micro-scale power sources.Because microfluidic fuel cells typically operate in the co-laminar flow regime to enable a membrane-less design,they generally suffer from severe mass transfer limitations with respect to diffusion transport.To address this issue,a novel channel design that integrates slanted groove micro-mixers on the side walls of the channel is proposed.Numerical modeling on the design of groove micro-mixers and grooveless design demonstrates a mass transfer enhancement that has a 115%higher limiting current density and well-controlled convective mixing between the oxidant and the fuel streams with the use of slanted groove micro-mixers.Moreover,the growth of the thickness of the depletion boundary layer is found to be terminated within approximately 2 mm from the channel entrance,which is distinct from the constantly growing pattern in the grooveless design.In addition,a simplified mass transfer model capable of modeling the mass transfer prFocess with the presence of the transverse secondary flow is developed.Further,a dimensionless correlation is derived to analyze the effects of the design parameters on the limiting current density.The present theoretical study paves the way towards an optimal design of a microfluidic fuel cell integrating groove micro-mixers.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21376243,91434126)National Key Research and Development Program(2016YFB0301702)+1 种基金the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China(2012CB224806)Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
文摘Micro-mixing is an important mechanism, which works simultaneously with macro-mixing in chemical reactors in process industries, for achieving the best selectivity with respect to desired products. In about a half century, a huge amount of data and knowledge has been accumulated from theoretical and experimental studies on micromixing. Nevertheless, those results are mostly composites of simplified theoretical and empirical models, and the true nature of interactions of flow inhomogeneity and micro-mixing with chemical reaction has not been fully unveiled. This article reviews the progress in micro-mixing study in chemical reactors to date. A few important topics related to the nature, experimental evaluation, and numerical simulation of micro-mixing are addressed.Some suggestions are given hopefully to motivate more chemical engineers to devote their efforts to better understanding of micro-mixing in chemical reactors.
基金the Science Center for Gas Turbine Project(Grant No.P2022-A-II-006-003)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.GZC20232673).
文摘Motivated by the requirements for developing zero-carbon and zero-pollutant emission technology for future gas turbines,the premixed combustion of stoichiometric H_(2)-O_(2)-steam(HOS)mixtures is attracting attention;however,the combustion characteristics remain unclear.In the present study,a HOS combustion system based on a micro-mix combustion(MMC)concept is investigated,and a novel burner has been designed.Numerical models based on the RANS framework with optimized model constants and variable turbulent dimensionless numbers are validated based on experimental data.The effect of dilution ratio,jet velocity,and pressure on combustion characteristics is considered.Stable combustion with compact flames is realized and the maximum flame length is no more than 80 mm.The dilution ration has a significant influence on flames.The flame is prolonged with increasing dilution ratio.Separated jet flames are observed for most of the investigated conditions.The flame front intersection of adjacent flames occurs at high dilution ratios as combined contributions from varied chemical reaction rates and varied turbulence-chemistry interaction(TCI).The flame length increases with the increase of the jet velocity and pressure.Decreasing the jet velocity below 40 m/s will increase the risk of flashback occurring.Enhanced TCI with pressure increase offsets the decrease of laminar flame speed to some extent.The results show the reasonability of using MMC for HOS.
文摘Combining swirl and micro-mixing diffusion combustion is a new approach to hydrogen gas turbine combustion.For swirl micro-mixing diffusion combustion,swirl intensity variation impacts the flow field,flame structure and NO_(x) emissions.In this study,four micro-mixing diffusion burners with the swirl number(Sn)of 0.62/0.45/0.3/0 are designed for the experiments.The effects of swirl intensity on micro-mixing diffusion combustion are investigated experimentally using OH^(*) chemiluminescence and Particle Image Velocimetry(PIV).In addition,CFD calculations are used to clarify the mechanism of swirl intensity’s effect on NO_(x) emissions.The results indicate that the weakening of swirl intensity leads to the evolution of the swirl recirculation vortex to the dual recirculation vortex and finally to the bluff body recirculation vortex,which causes the radial contraction of the flame and induces combustion oscillation.When Sn decreases from 0.62 to 0.45,the flame spread angle θ decreases by 10.7%;the unit flame rotation angleψdecreases by 9.0%,and the unit flame length LF increases by 8.0%.The increase in LF causes an increase in residence time,ultimately leading to a rise in NO_(x) emissions.Meanwhile,the reduced swirl intensity leads to increased mixing time scale and spatial mixing deficiency,which is another contributor to the deterioration of NO_(x) emission performance.
文摘This paper presents an experimental investiga-tion of a novel impinging stream reactor(ISR)with the aim of high mixing intensity.The integral mixing quality in the reactor was measured with the iodide-iodate reaction and showed excellent mixing performance.The impact of the operating parameters,such asfluxes,circulation and inter-nozzle distances,was investigated in terms of segregation index.The results showed that the increase offlux,the decrease of inter-nozzle distance and a suitable circulation can improve the micro-mixing efficiency.Based on turbulence theory,it was estimated that the characteristic micro-mixing time was 0.002–0.02 s,which was much shorter than that in the stirred tank reactor.The micro-mixing time was related to the segregation index,which was in good agreement with those in the literature.
文摘A collaborative investigation of two-fluid mixing in a swirl micro-mixer was carried out by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Tokyo Denki University. Pure water and a mixture of glycerol and water were separately injected into branch channels and they were subsequently mixed in the central chamber. The two-fluid flow pattern was numerically modeled, in which the dependence of the mixture viscosity and density on the mass fraction of glycerol in the mixing fluid was carefully taken into consideration. The mixing performance of the two fluids was evaluated by varying the Reynolds numbers and the mass fractions of glycerol in water. The mixing process was extensively analyzed using streamline maps and contour plotting distributions of pressure and glycerol concentration. The numerical results show that the acceptable uniformity of mixing at Re = 0.1 is primarily attributed to the time-consuming molecular diffusion, whereas the cost-effective mixing at Re 〉 500 was obtained because of the generation of the swirling flow. The increasing mass fraction of glycerol in water was found to attenuate the mixing performance. The preliminary microscopic visualization of the two-fluid mixing at Re=1300 demonstrated the consistence with the numerical results.
基金financially supported by Science and Technology on Applied Physical Chemistry Laboratory,China(Grant No.61426022220303)supported by the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52305617)。
文摘Energetic materials,characterized by their capacity to store and release substantial energy,hold pivotal significance in some fields,particularly in defense applications.Microfluidics,with its ability to manipulate fluids and facilitate droplet formation at the microscale,enables precise control of chemical reactions.Recent scholarly endeavors have increasingly harnessed microfluidic reactors in the realm of energetic materials,yielding morphologically controllable particles with enhanced uniformity and explosive efficacy.However,crucial insights into microfluidic-based methodologies are dispersed across various publications,necessitating a systematic compilation.Accordingly,this review addresses this gap by concentrating on the synthesis of energetic materials through microfluidics.Specifically,the methods based on micro-mixing and droplets in the previous papers are summarized and the strategies to control the critical parameters within chemical reactions are discussed in detail.Then,the comparison in terms of advantages and disadvantages is attempted.As demonstrated in the last section regarding perspectives,challenges such as clogging,dead zones,and suboptimal production yields are non-ignoble in the promising fields and they might be addressed by integrating sound,optics,or electrical energy to meet heightened requirements.This comprehensive overview aims to consolidate and analyze the diverse array of microfluidic approaches in energetic material synthesis,offering valuable insights for future research directions.
